Football
Nebraska Football Heads West for Late-Night Game at Oregon
Matt Rhule passed on commenting on Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola during Monday’s weekly news conference. “Best if I talk about our team,” he said. Nebraska plays Oregon Saturday night — kickoff 10 p.m. Central on FOX — in Eugene. And Raiola is among the possible…
Caleb Benning Gaining Confidence as Playing Time Increases with Nebraska Football
Caleb Benning is more confident than he’s ever been in a Nebraska football uniform, and he credits his teammates and coaches for helping him grow. The junior safety said he’s felt a sense of belonging after playing a bigger role for the Huskers over the past few…
Nebraska Football “All In” on Making 2028 Four-Star Cornerback Jordan Hicks a Husker
The recruitment of 2028 Nebraska football four-star defensive back target Jordan Hicks is contentious. The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder out of Mission Viejo (Cali.) has the likes of USC, Oregon, Oklahoma, Miami, UCLA and many more chasing his commitment. Nebraska has worked…
Hail Varsity Historical: Nebraska Football Falters on Halloween, Falls to Texas at Home
Happy Halloween it was not, for Nebraska football anyway. The seventh-ranked Huskers lost for the second time in October 1998, and the first time at home since falling to Washington 36-21 in 1991. This time the loss was to — knock, knock, who’s there? — unranked…
“Disappointed but not Discouraged” Nebraska Football Moving on to Oregon
Coach Matt Rhule is using Nebraska football’s first loss of the season as a teaching point as the Huskers move forward and continue striving to take the next step as a program. The Huskers fell 20-17 to No. 7 Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. They led most of…
Nebraska Football Offer, Visit Excite Rising 2028 Athlete Jayden Stephens
Nebraska football had several blue-chip defensive back targets in the 2028 cycle on campus Saturday for the Big Noon matchup with No. 7 Indiana. Amidst some national targets on campus, 2028 Waverly-Shell Rock (Ia.) three-star athlete Jayden Stephens could have slipped…
Nebraska Can’t Outlast No. 7 Indiana 20-17 | Photo Gallery
Nebraska Football’s Fight Against No. 7 Indiana Leaves Top Recruits Impressed
Nebraska Football fell short Saturday afternoon against No. 7 Indiana, but the Huskers proved they can keep up with the reigning national champs. Nebraska’s fight and the raucous environment in Memorial Stadium left a lasting impression on some key recruiting targets…
2028 Tight End Target Israel “Izzy” Johnigan Can See Himself at Nebraska
Israel “Izzy” Johnigan, a 2028 Kansas City (Mo.) Center four-star tight end and priority Nebraska football target, is in the middle of a breakout junior season. “It’s going great, best year of my life right now,” he told Hail Varsity. “Little breakout year, you could…
No. 7 Indiana Escapes Against Nebraska Football With Two Fourth-Quarter Touchdowns
For the first three quarters, Nebraska football controlled the game, you could say. The Huskers, not Indiana, played like the seventh-ranked team in the nation. And when Anthony Colandrea broke loose on a 39-yard touchdown run to increase Nebraska’s lead to 17-6 with…
No. 7 Indiana at Memorial Stadium: Nebraska Football’s Next Challenge
Welcome Coach Curt Cignetti and his Associated Press seventh-ranked Indiana football team. “I’ve never been to the state of Nebraska, and I’m looking forward to it; heard great things about the stadium, the fans,” Cignetti said during his Monday news conference. He’s…
Two Years Later, Nebraska Football is Looking Forward to Another Crack at Indiana
Luke Lindenmeyer was part of the 2024 Nebraska football team that lost to Indiana, and he’s excited for the chance to avenge that loss Saturday afternoon. The Huskers lost 56-7 to the Hoosiers in Bloomington, then watched them win the national championship in 2025….
Nebraska Football Makes a Strong First Impression on Rising 2028 DL Micah Price
Micah Price, a 2028 three-star defensive lineman out of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage, landed an offer from Nebraska football just two weeks ago. The Huskers were the 23rd program to offer the fast-rising prospect, who quickly lined up plans to be in…
Hail Varsity Historical: Christo Leads Nebraska Football in Second-Half Comeback Against Missouri
Nebraska football fans of a certain age remember Matt Davison’s remarkable catch on the final play of regulation to force overtime in the Huskers’ 45-38 victory at Missouri in 1997. But why begin with that when the subject is the 1998 game against the Tigers? Missouri…
Nebraska Football Set for Toughest Test Yet with No. 7 Indiana Visiting Lincoln
After a day spent in self-reflection, Nebraska football has begun preparation for its toughest test yet this season with the reigning national champion, Indiana, set to visit Lincoln on Saturday afternoon. “We tried to do a good job yesterday of really looking at…
Nebraska Football “High on the List” for 2028 Four-Star EDGE Arthur Jones IV
Arthur Jones IV, a four-star front defender out of Syracuse (N.Y.) Christian Brothers Academy, emerged as a priority target for Nebraska edge rushers coach Roy Manning over the summer. After months of communication over the phone, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound pass rusher…
Nebraska Emerging as Top Contender for 2028 Four-Star Tight End Max Jones
Nebraska football was the first Big Ten program to offer 2028 Ballwin (Mo.) Parkway West four-star tight end Max Jones in the spring. Now the No. 11 tight end in the country per Rivals, Jones made his first trip to Lincoln on Saturday to see the Huskers improve to 5-0…
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